kidney stone

noun

: a calculus (as of calcium salts) in the kidney

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Its naturally occurring compounds, including oxalates, may also be a consideration for people prone to kidney stones. Daryl Austin, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026 Routhenstein warned that people prone to calcium oxalate kidney stones may also want to limit their intake. Christina Manian, Health, 16 Apr. 2026 Excessive vitamin D intake can lead to very high calcium levels, which may cause vomiting, muscle weakness, dehydration, and kidney stones, among other symptoms. Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 13 Apr. 2026 In March 2025, doctors discovered Cori Salazar had another tumor, a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor, while she was being checked for kidney stones. ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for kidney stone

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First Known Use

1874, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of kidney stone was in 1874

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Medical Definition

kidney stone

noun
: a calculus in the kidney

called also renal calculus

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